Newman's E30/Skyline swap thread

[nando]

are you still supposed to wet it down while applying it? I *still* have a roll of that stuff left from a set of headers I did in 1997.. lol

looks good, wish they had it in black back then. you had to paint it. :(

would a ceramic coating be as effective?

[newman]

are you still supposed to wet it down while applying it? I *still* have a roll of that stuff left from a set of headers I did in 1997.. lol

looks good, wish they had it in black back then. you had to paint it. :(

would a ceramic coating be as effective?

This stuff you weren't supposed to wet. But yes, some stuff you still do.

A ceramic coating is probably MORE effective, to be honest, but I want to coat my manifold too. However, before I pay exorbitant amounts of money to do this, I want to be sure that no cracks/issues develop, so for a good chunk of year one, I will use the wrap, then get it coated and re-wrap.

[nando]

makes sense. coating for a set of headers here is about $180.. waiting for my v-bands to be welded on, and then sending them in. Pretty excited to have non-shitty headers for once. :p

[newman]

makes sense. coating for a set of headers here is about $180.. waiting for my v-bands to be welded on, and then sending them in. Pretty excited to have non-shitty headers for once. :p

What kind of coating. There are a LOT of different coatings and some of them really suck...

[psyber_0ptix]

I love this build! I was actually watching it before I even registered to the site. Are you working in industry or private/motorsports?

[newman]

I'm an engineer for a mining company, I just wrench in my garage in my spare time.



I'd like to add that I'm in love w/ a girl that lives outside Providence, RI.
Just sayin.

[nando]

What kind of coating. There are a LOT of different coatings and some of them really suck...

ceramic.. these guys:

http://www.performancecoatings.com/index2.html

i'll probably do satin. the polished stuff would look great but I don't have my hood open that much to be honest.

[newman]

ceramic.. these guys:

http://www.performancecoatings.com/index2.html

i'll probably do satin. the polished stuff would look great but I don't have my hood open that much to be honest.

I am PRETTY sure that is (or is very similar to) what I had on my 240sx (satin black). It got all rusty after about a month. I was pretty bummed out. (side note, check out that brake booster placement... that was an RHD CONVERSION, lol... I'm a ricer)

Before:


After (don't hate on my manifold too much, it was my first one ever...):

[Huff]

Just read this thread from beginning to end. I remember I gave you shit for your first attempt. I now have my hat in hand sir (and foot in mouth; it's easy to get in there due to my jaw dropping to the floor).

You are a badass.

[newman]

Just read this thread from beginning to end. I remember I gave you shit for your first attempt. I now have my hat in hand sir (and foot in mouth; it's easy to get in there due to my jaw dropping to the floor).

You are a badass.

:) thanks.

This thread kinda starts in the middle of the build... did any of you guys check out the older stuff on the onyxsyndicate site?

[newman]

does anyone wanna send me a free glovebox hinge? <3

[hotballs]

I'd like to add that I'm in love w/ a girl that lives outside Providence, RI.
Just sayin.

How'd that work out.

[Iain]

I'd like to add that I'm in love w/ a girl that lives outside Providence, RI.
Just sayin.

Newman posting under duress? Pmsl

then get it coated and re-wrap.

Do NOT do this! We did it on a gtr a mate owned ad another subaru I worked on and the coating failed and it cracked the welds within 6 months. Wrap the pipe OR coat it, don't do both.

[newman]

I'm an oil man!
02/07/10 - Grounding & Oil Pump Priming

[s_ribs]

This thread kinda starts in the middle of the build... did any of you guys check out the older stuff on the onyxsyndicate site?

Yep, looked through that soon as I saw the link. Good stuff - nice documentation. That's a lot of extra work to do while doing a project!